| Liver transplantation for acute liver failure: trying to define when transplantation is futile. | |
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PMID: 18089347 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Recently, the model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) index has been used to select patients with acute liver failure (ALF) or transplantation. By the time the indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is defined, the patient's clinical status may worsen. OBJECTIVE: In this study, MELD was used to define patients beyond OLT. METHODS: Among adult patients ALF was responsible for 17 OLT. Their medical records were reviewed to calculate the MELD score just before the OLT. MELD of the deceased patients after OLT (group 1, n=8), was compared with the MELD score of living recipients (group 2, n=9). Creatinine level, need for dialysis, use of vasoactive amines, and mechanical ventilation before OLT were also analyzed in these groups. A significant difference was defined when P<.05. RESULTS: The mean MELD score+/-SD was 51.86+/-12.3 for group 1, and 38.47+/-7.1 for group 2 (P=.02). There was no difference between the creatinine values for patients in the 2 groups (P=.20). Also, the use of vasoactive amines or the need of dialysis before OLT were not different (P=.12 and P=.25, respectively). Group 1 was more frequently under mechanical ventilation, and showed a 4.29 relative risk for death after OLT. CONCLUSION: MELD score could be useful to define the prognosis of OLT among patients with ALF. |
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Authors:
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L F Pacheco-Moreira; E Balbi; M Enne; J Roma; K Paulino dos Santos; T B Annunziata; R M Perez; H Sérgio de Moraes Coelho; J M Martinho |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transplantation proceedings Volume: 39 ISSN: 0041-1345 ISO Abbreviation: Transplant. Proc. Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-19 Completed Date: 2008-02-20 Revised Date: 2008-09-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243532 Medline TA: Transplant Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 3178-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Liver Transplantation Unit, Bonsucesso General Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. pacheco.lucio@gmail.com |
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Adult Cause of Death Female Humans Liver Failure, Acute / classification*, surgery* Liver Transplantation / mortality, physiology* Male Middle Aged Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Survivors Treatment Outcome |
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Liver Transpl. 2008 Jun;14(6):899-904
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